Another R-ALA question

Posted by ronludington @ronludington, Aug 8 7:54am

i've been taking R-ala for a couple years now and it definatly does help. What I'm asking is, how much you take ( I use 300mg twice a day... 10 AM and 6 pm) I've read that anything over 600 a day doesn't make much differance.
Also, it's hard to know what brand actually gives you what it says. I use this one from Amazon, but again who knows if it really is a good one. I get bombarded with adds for other types.
What brands do you use ?

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ronludington | @ronludington | Aug 8 3:53pm

In reply to @ericmm "Okay I can attach a picture," + (show)

@ericmm that looks like a good one, has all the he other good suppliments too. Are you taking it all at once or spreading ut out through the day ? It looks cheap for what your getting.

ericmm | @ericmm | Aug 8 7:55pm

Hello I haven't started taken it yet, I have some similar to these but missing a couple of ingredients, I want to take whatever works, I hope it helps. Thank you
Eric

andries | @andries | Aug 8 11:19pm

I believe ALA is for person suffering diabetes type neuropathy or can it also help with other types such as unknown cause?

Will in AZ | @allessio77 | Aug 9 6:41am

In reply to @ronludington "Still looking to see how much you all take, and what brand." + (show)

@ronludington Here is the one I take. I had some intense pain for a couple of weeks, about 18 months ago, switched to R-ALA from ALA, and the pain is 95% less frequent.

heisenberg34 | @heisenberg34 | Aug 9 7:20am

In reply to @ronludington "@heisenberg34 I was starting to get needle sticks in my toes, sheets couldn't touch my toes..." + (show)

@ronludington Interesting. How do you get r-ALA? I see ALA, but not r-ALA.

ronludington | @ronludington | Aug 9 8:15am

In reply to @heisenberg34 "@ronludington Interesting. How do you get r-ALA? I see ALA, but not r-ALA." + (show)

@heisenberg34 you could check Amazon. I get adds popping up f I r it in Facebook all the time.

jav | @jav | Aug 9 8:37am

Was taking same 600 day
Still cannot find consistent dose recommendations.
Was not unequivocally noticing significant difference
Unsure whether to resume?
Idiopathic
It's not been studied with Diabetic.
So still at a loss

carolynpatten | @carolynpatten | Aug 9 8:40am

ALA is Alpha-Lipoic Acid, and it has been shown in clinical trials to reduce the burning pain of all types of neuropathy. See this link on this excellent website for neuropathy information: https://neuropathyresource.com/alpha-lipoic-acid-neuropathy/.

R-Lipoic Acid is a more natural form of ALA. Using ALA, the recommended dose is 600 mg a day - for R-LA, it’s 300-400 mg. Takes around 5-8 weeks to start showing noticeable improvement. The effects build over time, so you need to be patient and consistent.

The brand I use is Genceutics Naturals, R-Lipoic Acid, 300 mg capsules. I buy it online from iHerb — I never buy ANYTHING from Amazon, because there are so many scam/fake products there, and no oversight. You can do a simple search for R-ALA and disregard all the Amazon dreck — just go directly to the supplement websites and read. Make sure the product is made in the US.